Sleeve-former



I. BANK.

SLEEVE FORMER.

APPLxcATxoN man Aue.5. 1919.

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SLEEVE-FORMER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Isaac BANK, a citizen of the `United States, residingin the `city of llammonton, county of Atlantic, and State of Newdersey, have invented anew and useful Sleeve-Former, of which thefollowing is a specification.`

li/ly invention relates tothe class of de vices which are used by garment-mal ers for the ironing of the sleeves of garments, and its primaryobject `is the construction of an extensible sleeve-former which will.` hold a forming bloclrs, which togetherembody the `general 1 proportions and outline of a gar- `ment sleeve,-and which are `adapted to be `brought `together by manual compression `and retained by the sleeve when upon them, f and then to be mechanically.extended by the extending devices which my former ein bodies and my invention embraces. .i

For the purpose of illustrating my inven tion, I have shown in the accompanying drawings a certain type and embodiment of it which is `at present preferred by me because in practice it has given satisfactory and reliable results.

It is to be understood, however, that the `various components 1n which my invention is shown as embodied., can be variously arranged and proportioned, andrthat my invention is not, therefore, limited to `thepre cise arrangement and organization lwhich is typiied inthe sleeve former represented inthe accompanying drawings and herein described.

.Referring to the drawings:- y Figure lV represents a planr view of typical sleeve former embodying my invention. y l

` Fig. 2 represents my` sleeve :former in its extended position, in transverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig.` '1, witha sleeve in place `upon it and the formingblocks and separating `means compressed to stretch the sleeve.

Fig.` 3 is a view similar to Fig; 2, but showing. the position of the parts when the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led August 5, 1919.` Serial No. 315,392.

sleeve has not been put in place, and the forming blocks vare separated.

Fig. et is a fragmentary, plan view upon an enlarged scale, of the upper portion of the sleeve former.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the springinclosing sleeve removed from the forming blocks; and i y `lig. 6 is a perspective view of the stop rod .similarly removed from the forming blocks.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawingsutl and 2 represent the two properly curved forming bloclrs, which together constitute the elemental members and my sleeve former.

i Each of these bloclrsis preferably made of wood, flat `uponboth sides, and curved so that, when in their related position, theycorrespond; to :the general outlineof the sleeve of a garment when laid flat for ironm0,`

thc outer edges of the two forming blocks are rounded or curved, so that when the sleeve has? been put in place'upon them, its outer andinner edges, as already mentioned, will be stretched round .instead of being left flat.

rlhe outline and curvature of the two forming blocks is such as practice may indi cate as desirable, the lupper ends being illustrated particularly in Figs. `Zand 3,

curved and the lower ends preferably straight, as shown in Fig. `1. i. Assume that in the normal mounting of the partsit is desired to have-the two inner or facing edges 5 and t3 of the blocks 1 and 2l maintained at such distance apart as it is desired that the two blocks shall occupy when the sleeve has been drawn over them to be stretched,`-l provide means which I term sepzuating means, adapted normally or when the former is not inuse, to hold its blocks apart at a desired distance as shown Y infdgs l, 3 and d, and both toV permit of the degree of thecompression necessary to -b ring together the two blocks for the drawing over thenr of the sleeve, and also to occasion theirextension or separationto the degree necessary to stretch the sleeve to the extent desired, and further, whenthe sleeve is "not upon the blocks, to prevent the bloclrs themselves from falling apart.

rlhe means so provided for effecting this compression and separation of the blocks is the following Within both of the blocks, and near their respective upper and lower ends and enter- Entered within both lsockets 7, and there are preferably two pairs of sockets, of which I will describe only one pair,is a spiral spring 8, the ends of which abut against transverse stop pins 9 driven through the sides of the Vforming blocks, and through the block sockets, preferably near the middle of each socket.k

These pins 9 are fastened permanently, .and are driven through a cylindric stop rod 10, longitudinally slotted at 11 throughout its length, so that in the assemblage of the parts, the rod will be stayed by the contact olf the pins with the closed ends 1Q of its s ot.

13 designates a spring-inclosing hollow, cylindric sleeve, adapted to be iixedly secured atv one end, 14, to one of the block sockets 7 of one of the forming blocks, and at the other end, 15, free to move endwise within the opposite socket 7. As toa certain part' of its length this sleeve is slotted j longitudinally and diametrically as at 16,l so

asto permit of the passage and movement through it ofv one of the'stop pins 9.

.Y The result of this arrangement, as'will be obvious, is topermit of the controlled separation of the two forming blocks to stretch 'a garment sleeve upon them, by the expanding Y action of the coil spring,-the limitation of the expansion action being due to Vthe contact of the pins 9 with the closed ends 1.2 of the stop rod 10V-and also to permit ofthe control-led compression of said 'forming'blocks for the slipping on them of the garment sleeve. Y

Thus it will be observed .that in F ig. 3, in which the spring 8 is shown as extended, the closed ends 12 of the stop rod 10 are in contact with thepins Y9, whereas, in the po- 'sition of the parts shown inv Fig. 2, the

' entered within vthe spring is under compression by reason of theV sleeve former Vas va Vwhole having been fabric of the sleeve, designated as 17. i

Y I-'nY the mounting of the parts, the functioning ofthe slotted spring-inclosing sleeve 13, is not only toinclose the spring 8, but `also, inconjnnetion with'the slotted stop rod 10 and the stop pins 9, to assure the connection ofthe forming blocks, which in the practical use of the device as an entirety VVare Vvital elements.V

As alreadyv explained, thedimensions and proportionsrof the several elements which together compose mysleeve former, may be modified, so long as their functional atc5 tributes are not departed from.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. A sleeve former which comprises in combination the following elements z-a pair of oppositely-disposed .forming blocks which when placed together possess a longitudinally curved external shape and are formed with opposite sockets-means l'or connecting said forming blocks which em brace a hollow, cylindrical, slotted rod the ends of which enter sockets in the forming blocks,-stop pins which pass through the sockets in the forming blocks, are lixedly connected to said blocks and pass through the slot in the stop rod,-and.a spring encircling the stop rod and bearing at ils ends against` the stop pins,-whereby the forming blocks can be compressed together by compressing the spring and be separated by the expansion of the s yring.

2. A sleeve former wllich comprises in combination the following elelnentsr-a pair of oppositely-disposed forming blocks which when placed together possess a longitudinally curved external shape and are formed with opposite sockets,meuns for connecting said forming blocks, which cmbrace a hollow, cylindrical, slotted stop rod theV ends of which enter sockets in the forming blocks,sto pins which pass through the sockets in tlie forming blocks, are fixedly connected to said blocks, and pass through the slot in the stop rod,-a spring encircling the stop rod and bearing at its ends against the stop pins,-and a hollow spring-inclosing sleeve, one end of which is o't one of the forming blocks and the other end of which is slotted and slidably entered within a notch in the opposite forming block, a stop pin of which block passes through it.

3. A sleeve former comprising a pair of oppositely corresponding flat formingr blocks, the inner and facing edges of which are formed with opposite sockets,-a hollow, cylindrical, longitudinally slotted stop rod introduced between the forming blocks, the ends of which are entered within the sockets in said blocks,-stop pins passing through the sockets of the forming blocks and through the slot in the stop rod,-and a spiral spring encircling the stop rod and interposed between the stop pins and within the sockets of the blocks.

4. A sleeve former comprising z-a pair of oppositely corresponding flat forming blocks, the inner and facing edges of which are formed with opposite sockets,-a hollow, cylindrical, longitudinally slotted stop rod introduced between the forming blocks, the ends of which are entered within the blocks, and the other end of which is fl'ee to move Within the opposite socket of the opposite block.

Witnesses:

N. BUSSINGER, C. D. MGVAY.

ISAAC BANK. 

